I put this together on a whim. I had been wanting to try out cauliflower based pizza crust for some time, but never tried it until today.
My friend Trish made me Thai pizza when I was down and out with my broken ankle. It was delicious and I’ve made it several times since then. It was the inspiration for this pizza - only I incorporated the PB into the crust instead of using it for a separate sauce.
You can omit the PB and make a traditional pizza with traditional pizza sauce and toppings. If it were me, and I made this again with a "traditional" crust, I would likely add a tablespoon or two of coconut flour or almond flour to help absorb the moisture. It’s completely up to you.
Crust Ingredients:
1 bag of Frozen Cauliflower (or you can use fresh - but frozen is easier and cheaper usually)
6 Tbsp of PB2 (Powdered Peanut Butter, fat is pressed out of the peanuts)
1 Tbsp Stevia
2 oz Reduced Fat Feta Cheese (you can use any cheese you want or have on hand)
1 egg
Preheat your oven to 425F or 400F with convection.
- Chop the cauliflower in a food processor to make fine granules.
- I did this while it was still mostly frozen.
- Steam the cauliflower for 4-5 minutes, or microwave to basically thaw and cook just enough you know you can squish it and water will drain out.
- Drain the cauliflower and squeeze out all the water you possible can, then squeeze out some more.
- I did this is a fine mesh strainer, then dumped it onto 4 layers of paper towels. I squeezed the paper towels until I thought I had gotten virtually all the water out and the cauliflower was like a paste.
- Mix the cauliflower, egg, PB2, Stevia (or sweetener of your choice), Cheese until combined. It will be about the consistency of cookie dough.
- Smooth out onto parchment paper until the pizza crust is about ¼” thick. Leave the edges a little thicker to hold in the toppings and sauce (if you chose to use sauce).
- Bake for 15 minutes - 18 minutes on the parchment paper. Do not place the parchment on a cookie sheet or you will probably get a soggy crust.
Toppings.
You can do whatever you want for toppings. I raided my freezer and decided to use up some stir fry veggies and some spinach. I figured these would go with Thai inspired pizza. If you just want cheese and pepperoni that’s fine too.
2 cups stir fry vegetables
2 servings frozen spinach
6 oz cooked chicken breast
1 oz reduced fat shredded cheese
2 Tablespoons Reduced Fat Champagne Vinegarette (Trader Joe’s) dressing (or soy sauce/teriyaki sauce/Dorothy Lynch/etc)
1 Tbsp Stevia (unless using a sweetened dressing, then omit)
- Cook your veggies and drain off excess water. Add cooked meat and toss with dressing & Stevia (or choose your own dressing or pizza sauce).
- Top Cooked Crust with your coated veggies and meat, then finish with shredded cheese.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
Pizza serves 2.
HINTS: If it turns out soggy, you likely didn't cook directly on parchment (i.e. you used a pan under it) or you didn't squeeze out enough water from the crust. You can try baking the crust at a lower temperature for a longer time to help dry the crust.
HINTS: If it turns out soggy, you likely didn't cook directly on parchment (i.e. you used a pan under it) or you didn't squeeze out enough water from the crust. You can try baking the crust at a lower temperature for a longer time to help dry the crust.
Nutrition Facts
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Servings 2.0
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Amount Per Serving
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calories 398
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% Daily Value *
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Total Fat 15 g
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23 %
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Saturated Fat 5 g
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25 %
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Monounsaturated Fat 1 g
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Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
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Trans Fat 0 g
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Cholesterol 190 mg
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63 %
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Sodium 1304 mg
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54 %
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Potassium 35 mg
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1 %
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Total Carbohydrate 25 g
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8 %
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Dietary Fiber 7 g
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26 %
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Sugars 11 g
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Protein 42 g
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83 %
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Vitamin A
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21 %
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Vitamin C
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108 %
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Calcium
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24 %
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Iron
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4 %
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* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.
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